Filipinos in the Netherlands

Filipinos in the Netherlands
Filipijnen in Nederland
Mga Pilipino sa Olanda
Total population
16,719 (2011)[1]
Languages
Tagalog, other languages of the Philippines, Dutch, English
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Filipino people, Overseas Filipino

Filipinos in the Netherlands (Dutch: Filipijnen in Nederland; Tagalog: Mga Pilipino sa Olanda) comprise migrants from the Philippines to the Netherlands and their descendants living there.[2][3] According to Dutch government statistics, 16,719 persons of first or second-generation Philippine background lived in the Netherlands in 2011.[1] Though Filipinos live throughout the country, Amsterdam and Rotterdam are homes to the largest Filipino communities.[3]

  1. ^ a b Population by origin and generation, 1 January, The Hague: Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, 2009, retrieved 2011-04-26
  2. ^ "A BRIEF HISTORY OF PHILIPPINE - NETHERLANDS RELATIONS". The Philippine Embassy in The Hague. 2008. Archived from the original on 2009-02-15. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
  3. ^ a b Palpallatoc, Mercy. "Filipino residents in the Netherlands". FFON. Archived from the original on 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2009-01-17.